Blessed

I like most people these days, "dread" hearing

or watching the news on tv. It is so depressing,sad,

painful,scary, and eye opening. This morning,
I was watching Good Morning America and

these there were three stories that I just

can't seem to get out of my mind.

1. Charlie Sheen, a very sad situation and

the ones that are going to be hurt the most are

all those little kids. He has made some poor decisions

and he doesn't seem to care that he is not the

only one paying for them. It is truly sad to me.

I hope and pray that he realizes this before its to late for

him, because every child deserves a daddy.

2. Japan. National disaster at its worst.

There are no words to

describe what those people are

dealing with and going through.
Continued prayers for those people and

for all the troops and volunteers who

are helping in the relief efforts.

3. A story about 9 year old twin girls, who

want to be chefs. They do %90 of the cooking

for their family. And not only do they do all the

cooking its healthy. They eat things that most of

us wouldn't even dare!! :)

These girls have a true gift and a true

passion for cooking. They have the desire to

change the world one meal at a time, by

making healthy food choices a "cool"

thing to do.

Don't we all wish that we had that passion sometimes?
I know I do. Sometimes its so easy to sit back and watch...

Until you get a realization of what it could be or

of what could have been.

Now we all know how blessed we really are.

But do we ever take the time to really

think about it and realize it?
Good Morning America this morning has

left doing just that.

I am so very blessed.
I have the LORD that loves me,provides for me, and who

I live for every day.

I have a WONDERFUL,loving husband who adores me.

He supports me, even when he thinks I'm a dork.
He appreciates everything I do, even if it is something as

simple as buying his favorite kind of salad dressing.

He wakes up and goes to bed every night

with a smile on his face.

He walks in the door every night and

the first thing he does is give me and

the kids a kiss, and gives Gunner(the dog)

some attention to.

He knows when I have had

"one of those days" with the kids even

without me saying a word.

He LOVES his family beyond words.

He and his brother are BEST friends.
He loves my grandma as if he

has been in her life for 30 years.
He will do anything for anyone no matter what.

He works very hard to support our family.

He loves his job.

He loves OHIO STATE

He will watch "girlie" tv shows

with me, just to be with me.

He lets me be dumb and a dork and he laughs

harder then I do sometimes.

He lets me work the hours I do,

so I can raise our kids and be at home with them.

He waits up for me the nights I work and

doesn't go to bed till I do at 11:30pm or later.

He lets me sleep when he gets up and ready for work in the mornings.

He always tells me good bye and he loves me, even if I don't wake up enough to hear.

He is a wonderful man,dad,husband,son,brother,brother in law,son in law,

grandson and friend. I am truly blessed to have him as my

husband. I LOVE YOU MITCH!

I Have two of the most wonderful children I could

ask for. They are the lights of my life.

They make me laugh daily.

They don't care if I declare all day pj day and

don't comb my hair.
They don't care if we eat cereal for lunch!
They love me unconditionally

Leigha gives the best hugs.

Leigha is a good big sister,she

loves Max and helping and teaching him.

Leigha is a drama queen, and that may be one

of my favorite things about her.

Max gives the best kisses.

He loves to snuggle and cuddle.

He loves fruit and so do I.

He is kind of mean(mom's of boys know what I mean)

He watches me get ready to go somewhere every

time I have to use the hair dryer and then when I'm done

he does his hair.

He is very independent but is a mommas boy.

I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE THEIR

MOMMY. THANK YOU LORD FOR THAT!

I have a great pet, Gunner! He

is the best cold feet warmer around.

He makes me snuggle him in bed every morning, and

if I don't, the first opportunity he gets, he tries to jump on

my lap for some momma time. And I love it.

He lets the kids climb all over him and beat him up.

He loves to sleep in bed with me at night.

He loves veggies and fruit, and begs for them

when we are eating them.

He loves the spring and summer and hate the winter.

His favorite toys are stuffed animals.

I LOVE THIS DOG!!

I have great parents who have made me who I am

today. They have

raised 4 wonderful kids and have always provided for us.

Thanks mom and dad, I love you!

I have a wonderful grandma who is my

best friend. And I love her so much and

can't imagine my life with out her.

My best friends: Laurel,Nicole, Piper and Stacy.

I LOVE YOU GIRLS!!! You

are all wonderful women and I thank

you all so much for your love and support over the years.

And even though some of you life so far away, I love

that we still have what we have.

And Nicole, thank  you for everything.

I have a great mom and dad in law who

I love very much. They have raised two great men, and

love and support us all.

I have three wonderful brothers who I love with all my heart.

My twin brother Jeremy is such a wonderful brother,brother in law,

husband and daddy. He a stand up person and I am so proud of him

Thinking of my brother Josh brings tears to my eyes,

he has come so far to be the man he is today.

He is a blessing to all who know him

Tyler you have such a bright future and I wish

you all the luck in the world. We are

very proud of you. I love that I will always

be your big little sister.
I LOVE YOU BOYS!!!

I have a great brother in law and Jamie.

Jason is a great brother in law, I love him

and he is such a great person. He is always there for me.

Jamie is the sister I never had!! I love her as if she was my

sister, we have so much in common and we could spend hours

walking around target talking together. We don't

see each other as often as we like, but she is such a blessing to

have in my life.

My sister in laws are great!!
Jess-I love you!! You are a great mom and

thinking of you makes me smile, thank you!

Chelsea, thank you for always being there and

for not giving up on Josh. I love you, you

are a great mom and wife.

To all my nephews and my 1 niece.

I love you all! You are such blessings to our family.
WE ALL LOVE YOU!

I have a job,health insurance, a roof over my head,

a warm bed,a car to drive,food to eat,a wonderful family,

great friends, and so much more

to be thankful for. And sometimes it

takes a big disaster in the world, to

make us all think about what we really have how lucky

we really are.
I am very blessed and am so glad that I have

the life I have and live in the world I do.I am very lucky!
I pray for all the bad in the world.